diff --git a/ui.go b/ui.go
index 0bb189c..8cc637b 100644
--- a/ui.go
+++ b/ui.go
@@ -262,6 +262,15 @@ func (win *win) printReg(screen tcell.Screen, reg *reg) {
 	}
 }
 
+var gThisYear = time.Now().Year()
+
+func infotimefmt(t time.Time) string {
+	if t.Year() == gThisYear {
+		return t.Format("Jan _2 15:04")
+	}
+	return t.Format("Jan _2  2006")
+}
+
 func fileInfo(f *file, d *dir) string {
 	var info string
 
@@ -300,11 +309,11 @@ func fileInfo(f *file, d *dir) string {
 				info = fmt.Sprintf("%s 999+", info)
 			}
 		case "time":
-			info = fmt.Sprintf("%s %12s", info, f.ModTime().Format("Jan _2 15:04"))
+			info = fmt.Sprintf("%s %12s", info, infotimefmt(f.ModTime()))
 		case "atime":
-			info = fmt.Sprintf("%s %12s", info, f.accessTime.Format("Jan _2 15:04"))
+			info = fmt.Sprintf("%s %12s", info, infotimefmt(f.accessTime))
 		case "ctime":
-			info = fmt.Sprintf("%s %12s", info, f.changeTime.Format("Jan _2 15:04"))
+			info = fmt.Sprintf("%s %12s", info, infotimefmt(f.changeTime))
 		default:
 			log.Printf("unknown info type: %s", s)
 		}